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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-03-03
Progress West of the Mississippi.

The striking feature Of our progress
in the extreme West is in the unprece
den ed settlement of the country, and
the concurrent growth of its railway
system. We built over 1000 miles of
new road in 1886, and shall probably
construct over 5000 miles in 1887.
This is apart from side tracks, renewals,
and, IN some cases, double tracking.
But the great bulk of this new railroad
construction is west of the Mississippi.
The growth of the new cities in that
region is something phenomenal. Chi
cago and San Francisco have been built
up almost in our generation; but the
growth of st. Paul, Minneapolis, Kansas
City, Omaha, Denver, and a dozen other
points that might be mentioned, has
been SO rapid as to be scarcely credible.
1t is only few years since a Congress.
sional wit sneered at Duluth as he
zenith city of the unsalted SEAS" but
this is no longer jest, but fact; for
in seven years Duluth has increased its
population from 5000 to $1,000, and it
is keeping this increase up. Chicago,
of course, continues to grow, but it is
having rivals at all points of the com
pass "GSJ VI AJS OWH uC
great depots of grain, provisions and
lumber, instead of being concentrated
at Chicago, now come directly east from
It's more western rivals. In the olden
times, during the decline of the Roman
Empire, the mighty hordes of the bar
barian emigrants came from Central
Asia. with arms in their hands, to oc-
cupy the rich and fertile plans of
Europe. But the hugh tides Of emigra-
ton from Europe and the Eastern States
pour over the Mississippi, bringing with
them tools and capital, to occupy the
vacant land and subdue the wilderness.
The census of 1890 will tell of the
stupendous growth of the cities and
States west of the Mississippi. There
is nothing like it in ancient or modern
his.ory.-DenlOrest s M0nthly.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-03-03
Just Like En-.

She came around the corner the
other evening with tears in her eyes and
shawl over her head to tell patrol
man that her husband had been beating
her again.
"Well, you must go to the Police
Court and get warrant" he replied.
"Yes, I'll go the first thing in the
morning. Don't you think l have also
grounds for divorce. 2"
'Why, certainly. Go to some lawyer
and tell him what loafer and brute
your husband is and you'll have no trou-
ble.n
''Did you say loafer and brute2o
Yes, ma'am. He ought to be tarred
and feathered. and rode on a rail-"
Don't you say that, sir!n she hotly
exclaimed, "and don't you dare call
my husband a loafer and bruter'
"But isn't her'
''No, sir. He is one of the kindest
and best husbands in Detroit, and if
you talk about him I'll have YOU up for
slander. The idea. Don't you never
dare to speak to me again-never! =
Detroit Free Press.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-03-03
A Curious Safety Deposit Vault.

Before Judge Stone, in the Common
Pleas Court, in Chicago, William Full
ton sued for divorce from his second
wife, Rebecca. Fulton is a farmer Of
Independence Township, and owns a
finely kept place worth $50, 900, with a
dairy attachment. Three years ago he
was married to his present wife, and
barring honeymoon of three months,
he says he has had to jump around lively
ever since. Mrs. Fulton has responded
to Fulton's suit with cross petition,
but this was dismissed, and she is now
contending for alimony. Her attorney
questioned the husband, and the follow.
ing interesting "bull" story was brought
out, amid great laughter:
"Now," asked the lawyer, "didn't
YOU keep a feroci us bull to scare YOUR
wife with?"
81 kept bull" responded Fulton,
"but l had to. | could not sell him !;
he was cross; but ! never thought of
using him to scare my wife
"& hat did you keep him for2''
"Aell | used him as a sort of bank
or, rather, l made him guardian of nv
private Papers. Nothing was safe about
the house, and couldn't keep a thing
from my wife. All my personal papers
I tied up and put them in the bulls
manger, a little ways above his head
They were pretty secure there, as it
WASH safe for any one on the farm,
except myself. to go near the animal.
Mrs Fulton threatened continually t.
burn the house, and insured it. being
determined to save myself from loss.
The insurance papers were taken care Of
by the bull in the same man er. He was
pretty handy bull"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-03-03
Lanterns in China.

The streets of Chine town are en-
tirely unlighted, so every one moving
about carries lantern or torch, and a
lantern is hung up outside of every tenn
pie, house, and shop. Consequently there
is an enormous trade done in lanterns of
all sizes from the huge balloons down to
the tiny little things no bigger than
oranges. The are made occasionally of
glass, but usually of paper or silk,
stretched on silk bamboo and coated
with varnish, and the family surnames,
shop sign, title of temple, ETC., are always
written with red paint on the body of the
lantern. The more respectable the fam
lily or shop the more elaborate and solid
the lantern and the handsomer the in
scnption Men of no responsibility,
gamblers, sharPers, and such like, find
that this practice makes Identification
disagreeably easy, and get over the diff
Guilty by carrying lanterns inscribed with
such common surnames as Smith or
Brown are with US. Wang, the equiv
alent of King, is their commonest sur
name), or they use notices which, eine
translated, would mean ''as you like it. y
children and grandchildren innumer-
able, - and so ON. Lantern carrying has
become such habit in that country that
Chinaman never dreams of leaving
home at night without one, even in the
brightest moonlight.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-03-03
System a Good Servant.

System is a good servant, but q poor
master. A man who has no thought of
system in his daily life is likely to use
his time and strength to little advantage.
B man who gives the chief place to
system IN his daily life is likely to limit
his labors to the routine demands of his
system. No man is of practical eff
fciency in life who could not conform
himself to system if it were necessary
Nor is any man Of the highest practical
efficiency who will not conform himself
unvaryingly to a system. The man who
will rise at a certain hour every morn
ing, and will retire at certain hour
every night, and will have his meals at
certain hours every day, and will do all
his work in a certain order and in GER
tain way, is as valuable as a cuckoo
clock in calling the hours for those who
want to know and to improve their pass
inc time. But such a man is worth little
for an emergency, and is quite incompe-
tent to meet the special and extra re-
quirements of such exceptional days as
are continually thrusting themselves into
every busy mans lifetime. The man
who always answers every letter as soon
as he receives it, and whose desk is
ne er out OF order when he leaves it at
the close of the day, may be a model of
perGectness as a human automaton. but
he is not the man 30 do the chief thing
of Importance for the present hour, even
at the cost of letting matters of minor
Importance remain unattended to. 1t
is better to do ones duty of the mo-
ment, whatever else is left undone, than
to have ones duty of the moment de-
cided for him by a prearranged pro-
gramme, in spite of the providential
calls to other aud nobler service.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-03-03
THE MODERN METHODS.
Little Difference Between These and
Puritan Days.

We do not sigh for return of the
good old days" when boys went bare
footed until they were twenty-one, and
walked ten miles to and from school.
There are now new and improved meth
DDS of ''toughening' boys. They are
about as tough, generally speaking, as
times long for little of the old-fash-
ioned discipline and 'trouncing" meth
DDS that made boys subservient to the
will of their parents in some slight de-
gree. Imagine a good old Puritan
mother getting her son Waitstill or
Godspeed up of morning af er this,
Fancy her saying:
Waitstill, you getting up 2' And
fancy Waitstill surlily replying:
'Yes'um,. by'n by
"Well, | don't want any by and by
about it. Hump yourself out of that
now
"Well, purity soon."
'It had better be pretty soon, young
man. if you know what's good for YOU
well, reckon there amt no hurry
about it. >
"I'll let you know if there amt, about
the time come up there with pan Of
cold water"
"Can ye let feller sleep half min
ute ?"
6 Half minnitr I'd say half a
minnit' if l was you, when you've been
in bed thirteen hours. Now you crawl
out of that Instantly"
"All right"
Half an hour passes Waitstill does
not appear. His mothers voice cuts the
air in the hall
"You Waitstill Prosperity Dogood
Winthrop p
"Whacher want ?''
81 want you to hist yourself out Of
that bed too quick! You hear 2"
81 ain deef."
breakfast was over an hour ago, and
not one single bite shall you have in this
house before dinner"
':I'lI see about that "
SOIL I, young man! You crawling
out
"Yes'm.n
Another half hour passes, and Mis-
tress Temperance Prudence Piety Win
throp's voice goes ringing upstairs
"You Waltz
"Hey ?"
"pll hey you, you idle thing, you'll
I'll tell your father on you"
Tell away"
you'll see what you'll get, Wait
Winthrop. Not single bite of break
fast do you get"
Guess III stay in bed then
81 guess you won't, if ] come up
there; you out of bed yet %
almost"
''Well, I'll help you the rest of the
way with the broomstick if you amt
out in five minutes"
Ralf an hour later he gets up. His
breakfast has been kept warm for him.
1t is set on the table and fresh cup of
coffee made. His mother dances at
tendance on him during the meal, un-
mindful of all past threats and promises.
II d Bits.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-03-03
HOW LITTLE I'VE KNOW OF
EACH OTHER.

How little we know of each other,
We pass through the journey of life,
With its struggles, its fears and temptations
Its heart-breaking cares and its strife,
We see things alone on the surface,
For few of Us glory in sin;
And an unruffied face is no index
Of fires that rage wildly within.
How little we know of each other,
The man who walks quietly by
With wealth and with honor and title,
And holds his head proudly on high,
Oft carries dread secrets within him
That render existence curse;
Dread secrets that scar his soul over,
Of crime, or misfortune, or worse.
How little we know of each other,
The woman of fashion who sneers
At her sister whom fate has abandoned
To poverty, misery, tears,
May prove ere the sun rise tomorrow
More deeply immersed in disgrace,
And the sadne sneered at in another
Be pictured upon her own face.
How little we know of each other,
OF our own hearts how little we know,
We are all feeble under temptation,
Be our station in life high or low,
All then let sweet charity rule us,
And help one another to win
The crown that awaits those who strive for
Avoidance Of shame and of sin.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-03-03
President LincOIn's Escape.


''One night about the middle of
August, 1861 sa s John w. Nichols,
II was doing sentinel duty at the large
gate through which entrance was had to
the grounds of the Soldiers Home, near
Washington, where Mr.. Lincoln spent
much time in summer. About eleven
o'clock | heard rifle shot in the direc-
ton of the city, and shortly afterward
| heard approaching hoof- beats. In two
or three minutes horse came dashlng
up, and recognized the belated Presi-
dent The horse he rode was very
spirited one and was Mr.. Lincoln favor
ite saddle-horse. AS horse and rider
approached the gate, noticed that the
President was bareheaded. As soon as
had assisted him in checking his steed,
the President said to me: 'He came
pretty near getting away with me, didn't
he? He got the bit in his teeth before
could draw the rein then asked him
where his hat was; and he replied that
somebody had fired gun off at the foot
of the hill, and that his horse had be-
come scared and had jerked his hat off.
| led the animal to the executive Cot
tage, and the President dismounted and
entered. Thinking the affair rather
strange, corporal and myself started
off to investigate. When we reached
the place whence the sound of the shot
had come a point where the driveway
intersects the main road-we found the
Presidents hut. 1t was plain silk hat,
and upon examining we discovered a
bullet hole through the crown. We
searched the locality thoroughly, but
without avail. Next day l gave Mr..
Lincoln his hat and called his attention
to the bullet hole. He made some hui
morous remark, to the effect that it " as
some foolish marksman, and was not in
tended for him; but added that he
wished nothing said about the matter.
We al felt confident it was an attempt
to kill the President, and after that he
never rode alone
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-03-03
Failure in Life.

This IS great age for statistics. In.
genious and laborious collectors ha 2
been hard at work pIling up figures on
all manner of subjects; but an eccentric
journalist in England is trying to find
out from actual data what has been the
cause of the greatest number of failures
in life. He had addressed tens of thou
sands of circulars to unfortunates, who
have drawn blanks in the great lottery,
to see if they can throw any light upon
the evil that has befallen them. The
following is the inquiry: ''To what
causes do you attribute your failure in
life? /, -, of -, profession
-, attribute my failure in life to the
following causes: l. Drink (say what
drink). 2. Gambling (turf, cards, or
WHAT. 3. Dishonesty. 4. Unfortunate
acquaintance. 5. Marriage. 6. Single
life 7. Discrimination to work. 8.
Lending or borrowing (say which,. 8.
Tn opular views (politicaD; unpopu al
views (religiousl. 10. Tobacco Gn what
form). II. General incapac1ty. -.
Other causes. General remarks" If it
was possible to get many answers to
these queries, the tables made therefrom
would be very interesting. But. OF
course, we know in advance the particu-
lar evil which overshadows all others.
1t will be found that the love of strong
drink was the cause of most of the fail
ures in life. That is the giant evil OF
the age, and the one which good men
and women everywhere should try to
overcome. Hence, tho immense pro
gress in the movement to prohibit in
to icating drinks. 1t is estimated that
if the same percentage of increase OBJ
tains in the next six years as has been
shown in the past six years, that, by 1898,
a temperance ticket would receive two
thirds vote of the American people. -
DemOreSt'S Monthly.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-03-03
Eruption at Baku.

The inhabitants of Baku, the centre
of the great Russian petroleum folds,
have been much alarmed over a subter-
ranean explosion which shook houses
and caused considerable damage. AT
the same time a volcano burst at Lok.
batan, ten miles distant from Baku.
For two nights the volcano threw col
umn of fire and mud $50 feet hi h, illu-
minating the country for miles around
The mud emitted dunng the eruption
already lies from seven to fourteen feet
deep over full square mile of territory.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-03-03
LAST fall Maine farmer put a letter

LAST fall Maine farmer put letter
in one of lot of barrels of apples he
was packing, asking the buyer to write
to him. The other day he received a
letter from an apple dealer in Bradford,
England, who said that he had bought
the apples at auction in Liverpool. He
wrote they were very fair lot of apples
and sound, adding: 81 am convinced
there would be a SAVING in sending
American apples through; that is, if
they could be packed tight as they are.
But if not packed properly tight they
would not do"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-03-03

A REBUKE Sam Jones remarked the
other day that some of his Boston hear
ers were leaving the church before the
close of the sermon: "Brethren, l think
too much of cultured Boston to rebuke
an audience, but down South the peo
pie don't leave the house until the bene-
diction IS pronounced
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-03-03

In the next copy of "Our Church Or
NJ it was announced that DR.. Buttles
had received donation of over S182.
with other marks of his peoples regard :;
to which the editor added, feellngly
"The Griggsville Church is q star in our
denomination.
had to have the sofa repaired and
newly covered, the old haircloth cover
ing being torn to shreds. and Dobbs &
Co. charged me S21 for the job, and 81
for putting a new glass in the mirror.
The carpets and curtains were carefully
darned, and after much scrubbing and
hard work, the parsonage settled down
into its usual neat poverty; but l could
not afford to buy hall carpet, nor
could | replace my curiositics or my
wife's pet chair and old china, and il
was months before my thoughts flowed
with their accustomed calm vigor when
7 seated myself before M disfgured
desk.
1t was not long after the donation
when my wife and began hearing the
most astonishing rumors. When it was
old me, confidentially, that folks were
saying about town that at one time my
wife had serious thoughts of leaving me.
| laughed; but when, soon afterward, +,
another person asked me if Mrs. B. had
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-03-03
Advertising Rates.

Reading notices. 10 cents per line each insertion,
nui No charge made OF less than 81. 90. Probate
ana commissioners notices g insertions) 80. Co.
Loeraions Estrays &c, g insertions) ST. So Legal
hotlces % lnsertions) 10 cents per line.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-03-03
HAD HIM ON THE HIP.

A Cincinnati speculator went over into
Kentucky to take look at an oil spring
which farmer claimed to have discov
cred on his land. Sure enough, the
water was covered with oil, and could
be traced along creek for a mile.
"Well, what do you think3" asked the
farmer after a long investigation. "Why,
| think you have used about three bar
rels of petroleum around here" replied
the capitalist "Humph! That shows
how awful smart you are. didn't use
but one and half. Val Street
NelCS,
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-03-03
HE WAS DER DED.

It is not expedient in carrying on con-
versation with colored persons, to use
words that are not clearly within their
range of comprehension. An Austin
waiter told Boston man at hotel that
in Eastern Texas white man had mar
ried negro woman.
"Was he not derided p asked the
BostoDian.
''He was, sab. Dey rided him out of
town on a rail. ."-Teras SiftingS.
MODNRN SIMPSONS.
tSome of those Western desparadoes
must be very strong men," observed
Mrs. Snags.
"Why? asked her husband.
'The paper to-day says that two of
them held up train yesterday"
"Oh, that s nothing, Even a weak
woman like you can hold up a trair
when there is danger of some ones
treading on it. t.'-Pttts5Irg Chronicle.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-03-03

Buffalo Bill-What do you think
have discovered, Mr.. Secretary
Secretary Interior-Give it up
"Indians take to cigarettes like ducks
take to water"
Thank fortune, the Indian problem
is solved. OH.ahG WOrid.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-03-03

Before we unfurl our banners to the
breeze and sound the tocsin in behalf of
the cod fishers who are not allowed to
buy bait in Canada let us make them
solemnly swear that hereafter they
uarantee their patent boneless Goldfish"
to be boneless. We have been so often
fooled by this alleged bonelessness that
we demand the promise of reform. -
G,7cln0ti Times NfG7,
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-03-03
A CLOUD D!sPELLED.

Alonzo -"Dearest Edith, candor com
pels me, on the eve of our wedding, tc
confess that am "a
Edith lin consternation)-''Not mar.
ried man?'
Alonze-''No; but somnambulist. y
Edith--"And is that all, dearesti
That should not separate us. Why,
papa was brought up an old-fashioned
Methodist, and mamma has always been
a close communion Baptist, and they've
got along very we'll together.
The Dickinson press., 1887-10-01
Showed His Ignorance

1t is very difficult for the man who is not q
tailor to estimate the number of stitches that
go to the making OF u coat. "How easily YOU
earn your bread and hutter!' said a business
man to a journalist. ~ am in my office nine
hours n day, while you sit down ut your desk.
dash off q few anecdotes or ~fancies. and get
well paid for them"
Did it ever occur to you that my work is
of the sort that is never done2" asked the
newspaper man; ''or that l never take ono
step or glance which l don't attempt to util-
ize!'
"Wcll, no; there seems to be something
spontaneous about our work. You do it
when YOU happen to feel like it.; there's no
grind about it,"
ooh, indeed! isn't there. My friend.
never see n stranger without wondering II
his face or form will work into a story. |
never hear q conversation without separating
the wheat from the chaff, to use as material,
/ never see anything lovely in nature without
longing to put it i'll words for other ewes tc
enjoy, through the medium of a printed
page"
"Dear me, you do make q grind of It'll blu,
l don't believe that first class geniuses do
you know. They just sit down and write
what comes to 'em; they don't grub lik,
that"
There's u curious resemblance on certai,
points between geniuses and newspaper men,
said the other, musingly. For instance, Tn
perfectly certain that if a literary geniu
were present at this conversation lie would
mentally take down your remarks as a yalu
able illustration of the obtuseness of tn
human animal. And then be would print j
just rs l shall!"-Youth's Companion.
The Dickinson press., 1887-10-01
Neither Could Read the Writing.

"A number of gentlemen were talking in
front of the Ebbitt house last evening, when
one Of them said: That reminds ME of a
story which Lot Morrill, once told me of his
own writing. 1t was Mt the time when
Maj. Dunn, of the arny was paving atten-
ton to the senator's daughter. The young
people had come to an understanding. But
Miss Morrill, thought that papa's consent
ought to be obtained before they proceeded
further. Maj. Dunn wrote n nico letter to
''papa," in which he requested that the future
of the young lady might be confined to his
care. Senator Morrill, could read the sigma
ture, but the rest of the letter Wa worse than
Greek to him. He OWNED its contents. how
ever, and ut once wrote a reply, to which the
desired consent was given. Dunn took it to
his lady love with the remark: Here's your
fathers letter." What does he say eagerly
inquired the young lady. II have been try.
ing to find out ever since l received it, was
the answer, but l can make nothing out OF
it." Miss Morrill, tried to read the note, but
| she, too, failed. "Never mind,' said the
lover, 1--WE will get married anyhow" And
they were married. Mrs. Dunn has both the
letters framed. She says that there is not a
person on earth who can read either of them,
Washington Letter.
The Dickinson press., 1887-10-01
ASTONISHING SUCCESS.

II is the duly of every person who has used
BoScice'> German syrup 10 let lis wonderful
qualities he known to their friends in curing Con-
sumption. severe Coughs. Group. Asthma. Pncu-
monia. and in fact all throat and lung diseases.
No person can use ii withou! immediate relief.
Three doses will relieve any case. and We conSid.
cr it the duty of all Druggists 10 il Ia
the poor. dying consumprivc. at least TO try one
bottle. as $1,000 dozen bottles were sold last year.
and no one case where it failed was reported
Such Il medicine as the German Syrup cannot he
too widely known. Ask your druggist about ii.
Sample bottles TO try. sold at 10 cents. Re.ula,
size, % cents. Sold by all Druggists and Dealers
insthe United States and Canada.